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Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Consumer Trends

Family meal deals

 By Patricia Cobe on Jan. 17, 2017

Women and millennials with children are particularly receptive to takeout, and touting bundled meals as an easy family dinner solution can help appeal to those groups.

Marketing

9 slam-dunk restaurant promotions for March Madness

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 13, 2017

Operators are betting that NCAA basketball fans will eat up these special deals.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit puts the "E-" in team

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2014

Keeping a franchise system focused on the same priorities can be a challenge, especially when the chain is expanding at a dizzying clip, says Dickey’s Barbecue Pit President and CEO Roland Dickey Jr.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Jun. 11, 2017

Traditional barbecue fare made with secret family recipes for lunch and dinner

Food

4 fastest-growing proteins on menus

By Lizzy Freier on Jun. 12, 2017

Restaurants are increasingly adding a common pulled pork cut, a Spanish sausage, a trash fish and an upscale beef product to their menus.

Top 500 Chains

Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Jun. 12, 2017

The concept partnered with a new delivery service and updated its online ordering platform

Operations

Stepping out of franchisors’ shadows

By Alaina Lancaster on Jun. 13, 2017

Ways to convince employees that franchises are local businesses.

Technology

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Elon Musk insults edition

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 18, 2017

The Thomas Edison of our time has no lock on technological breakthroughs. Check out the leaps that were clocked this week alone in the restaurant business. Hearing footsteps, Elon?

Marketing

Operators tackle tailgating season with off-premise offers

By Lisa White on Aug. 23, 2017

Restaurants are giving football fans ordering flexibility, menu variety and out-of-the-box options before they hit the stands.

Operations

Dickey's takes unorthodox path to lead franchisees into delivery

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 07, 2017

A special task force is tackling such duties as negotiating third-party deals systemwide.

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